| Date | Opponent | Result | TV |
| Sep. 1 | Michigan | W 41-14 | ABC |
| Sep. 8 | Western Kentucky | W 35-0 | SEC Network |
| Sep. 15 | at Arkansas | W 52-0 | CBS |
| Sep. 22 | Florida Atlantic | W 40-7 | PPV |
| Sep. 29 | Ole Miss | W 33-14 | ESPN |
| Oct. 13 | at Missouri | W 42-10 | CBS |
| Oct. 20 | at Tennessee | W 44-13 | ESPN |
| Oct. 27 | Miss. State | W 38-7 | ESPN |
| Nov. 3 | at LSU | W 21-17 | CBS |
| Nov. 10 | Texas A&M | L 29-24 | CBS |
| Nov. 17 | Western Carolina | W 49-0 | SEC |
| Nov. 24 | Auburn | W 49-0 | CBS |
| Dec. 1 | Georgia | W 32-28 | CBS |
| Jan. 7 | Notre Dame | 8:30 ET | ESPN |
| Nick Saban and Brian Kelly among five finalists for Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award |
| Written by Solomon Crenshaw Jr. | screnshawjr@al.com |
| Monday, 07 January 2013 18:55 |
| BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The coaches whose teams will play for the BCS National Championship tonight are among the five finalists for the Over The Mountain Touchdown Club's Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of The Year Award. Brian Kelly...... |